Upgoing

adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Upward movement; ascension.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of upgo form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Trending positive. not-comparable

    "an upgoing waveform"

  2. 2
    Dorsiflexional. not-comparable

    "upgoing movement of the toes"

Synonyms

All synonyms
ascendantascendingascensionclimbclimbingelevation

Etymology

From up- + going. Cf. Old English upgang (“upgoing”).

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